CEO, KARNIC POWERBOATS LTD Nicos M. Karaolis is the founder and CEO of Karnic Powerboats Limited, a company es[1]tablished in Cyprus in 1993 with its main activities the design and manufacturing of leisure powerboats. He has extensive experience of over 30 years in the design and manufacturing of powerboats using the latest CAD / CAM technology, advanced manufacturing methods as well as international trade as Karnic is exporting boats in many destinations globally beyond Europe, including America, Africa, Asia and Australia. He has also led a number of European research projects in areas connected with the boat design and manufacturing as well as composite materials. Nicos holds a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in the aerodynamic design of wind turbine blades using advanced composite materials.